Update website - Munrobagging en rubriek klimmen

Vandaag alweer wat foto's gevonden uit de oude doos over Schotland. Deze toegevoegd aan de Munrobagging pagina.

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Ook heb ik de rubriek klimmen toegevoegd. Met deze rubriek wil ik verschillende onderwerpen aan de kaak stellen: veilig zekeren, achtergrondinformatie, leuke klimgebieden, enz.

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New videos added

New videos added on my website (www.siegurd.nl):
- making fire with firesteel
- different kind of tinder
- making charred cotton (char cloth)

Climbing Languedoc - part 2

Three weeks ago I was again in the beautiful Minervois area. We had some work to do in our holiday village. But the sunday we had amazing weather: 35 celsius with a beautiful blue sky... so it's climbing weather!!!

We went this time to the Notre Dame du Cros Gorge where you have hundreds of climbing routes. It was a very nice day and my climbing partner Gijs, who is a starting climber, did very very well! He's got talent!

The first routes we climbed number 17 "Pancho Vila" (6a+) and 18 "Le Cerisier Sec" (6a+) on the Sanctuaire part. Both just op to 25 meters.

The second and last one was a 72 meter long route called "La Demangeat" number 4 and it's rated 5c the first 30 meters and 5b the last 42 meters, but I disagree because the first part was almost running up for me and the second part has twoo very tricky points with overhanging.

It was a great adventure!

Climbing Languedoc - part 1

Last week we where in the South of France with all of our colleagues in our pretty and quite village Cantignergues in the Languedoc Roussillon.
For almost 8 years I'm coming here for all kind of Outdoor activities and it's a great place to climb!
There are two big climbing area's, the Notre Dame du Cros with 70 routes and the Gorges de la Cesse with 160 routes. The rocks are limestone and the routes vary from 5a to 8a+. But the reason why I love this place is because it's very peacefull. You can climb for days without encounter any people!

This time we climbed just up to 5c a very nice route called "Le Fil De L'Épée" (nr. 22 on the picture).

The sun was shining and the wind was blowing and that was the only thing we heard! The climb is easy with lots of good anchor points. Next time (beginning of April) we will try some other routes and we hope again that the only thing we will hear is the whispering of the wind through the trees an dthe singing of the swallows!